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Alice Neel: Viva la Mujer

This episode focuses on Alice Neel (1900–1984). Joining host Helen Molesworth are artists Simone Leigh and Moyra Davey. Neel is known for striking, expressionistic portraits of family, friends, lovers, and neighbors in Spanish Harlem. In interviews from 1971 and 1975, she discusses inequality, economic hardship, and her own mental health challenges. Additional Resources Estate of Alice Neel, David Zwirner Gallery Cindy Nemser Papers Finding Aid

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